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Hi need more assist if possible have some sought of memory need a bit more Mike Jenks

Hi Yep thats about right. I remember a miserable weeks in the Pattern shop. We were all taken from the Engineering Workshops one day to around that area opposite the canteen. Every component that had been casted for the Group were on a huge table. On the floor were two groups of Choas. The...

hi The HS2 Terminates at Curzon St if it comes. The mess we have now are largely Victorian routes modified over decades of upgrades. The problems of New St are well covered on the main New St Threads. This thread is about the New Station Mike Jenks

Hi Yep its purely a Cosmetic change to improve the passenger comfort long term. The increase in Capacity is a big one. Long term HS2 to reduce passenger growth but thats a guess in effect its hopeless grin and bear it. Mike Jenks

hi Yes we are off the Rails seems to have got mixed up with Black Country dialect somewhere. Clearly need a bit of coaching from Carl Mike Jenks

Hi Yep not an easy one this Thread. Unfortunately the part restoration coupled with some of the new are out of kilt. It was clear from the onset that the Main platforms will not be rebuilt. The Main façades around the Station incorporating John Lewis are the new bits. As a fan of the previous...

Hi It all depends where you early years as a Child that formulates a lot of your accent. My old mate from Land Rover now gone formulae was. A true Brummie accent and all starts from the Bull Ring. Moving North the change will gradually till say once you get to Walsall its completely gone. Moving...

Hi Yep School Milk and School Dinners in the late 1940's Great in the Winter remember when it was freezing those Milk Ice Lollies School Diners no wonder we ran to school. Happy days Mike Jenks

Hi Terry Sorry he is a Nuneaton man his details are on the War Memorial. Its the facts around POW,s dying just after the War ended via drowning and 2 Death Certificates that are intriguing me. There were many Camps in the Cologne area and I suppose the Cemetery was used by both sides. When ive...

Hi Terry A colleague of mine at our Xmas re-union started talking about Tunnellers. After carefully working things out his Dads brother he died on the 14th December 1918. His name was Sapper W H Clarke 79264 184th Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers. His intial Army No was 14044 South...

Hi Yep cant wait for 2nd Series Should be a Film Mike Jenks

Yep Is it the front and Rear. Who knows. Its clearly an entrance somewhere on the site. Very interesting. Mike Jenks

Hi the library as above told me the same about records of Individual patent details about entry dates etc. The census records are fine you can confirm where your relative was at a point in time. Mine are covered great GF in 1901 and 1911. Wrote to the freedom of Information on mr great GF got...

Hi Yep my great grandfather Edward Jenks born well 1849 has been a bit of unknown. My Grandfather William Jenks I knew well and my Dad 97 is still here. After a lot of talking I asked my Dad what he knew of his Grandad. He was never spoken about. All he knew was he got the sack for fighting at...

Hi With the Anniversary Of WW1 looming up I thought I would up date my Nans Brother,s File. Dad found a few pics and I have recovered his Navy Record plus a letter from the Queen Mother. Mike Jenks

Castle Bromwich Infants 1948 Hi Just dug out my Old school picture of Castle Bromwich Infants. It was also known as Bentley Road. Im top left with some strange pullover Mike Jenks

hi I understand but its hard to contribute with serious Historic work. The TV programme is driving the Thread. Each Episode is adding information for us to look at. All I can say is for an important thread to be in bits and pieces it a shame. An interesting pub in Sparkbrook cropped up with the...

Re: the peaky blinders Hi yep I note somehow we have 2 Peaky Blinder threads Mike Jenks

hi Yep seems odd Carl Chinn dosent really rate them either. However the top man seems to be the Bookie Billy Kimber in last weeks Episode ie The Birmingham Boys aka Brummagem Boys were a turf gang whose power extended from the North of England to London's underworld, 1910s -1930. They lost...

Yep Top draw great acting Mike Jenks